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Tunisian Maj. Gen. Taieb Laajimi, center, and Tunisian Capt. Mohamed Abid greet U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta upon his arrival in Tunis, Tunisia, July 29, 2012.

Tunisian Maj. Gen. Taieb Laajimi, center, and Tunisian Capt. Mohamed Abid greet U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta upon his arrival in Tunis, Tunisia, July 29, 2012.

Tunisian Maj. Gen. Taieb Laajimi, center, and Tunisian Capt. Mohamed Abid greet U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta upon his arrival in Tunis, Tunisia, July 29, 2012.

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